Monday March 10, 2014 7:00 pm

Apple releases major iOS 7.1 update, here’s what’s new!

Earlier today Apple released iOS 7.1, an update for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch that brings with it several major features and improvements. Some of the more notable additions include CarPlay, Siri enhancements, iTunes Radio improvements, and overall stability improvements for iOS 7 on the iPhone 4. If you're unfamiliar, CarPlay was unveiled last week at the Geneva Motor Show, and will be available in some 2014 model vehicles, bringing iOS 7-style functionality to the center console dashboard, allowing users to control things like Maps, Music, Messages, and other apps.

You can download iOS 7.1 now, and we've got the full list of all the changes, according to Apple, after the jump.

CarPlay

iOS experience designed for the car

Simply connect your iPhone to a CarPlay enabled vehicle

Supports Phone, Music, Maps, Messages, and 3rd-party audio apps

Control with Siri and the car's touchscreen, knobs, and buttons

Siri

Manually control when Siri listens by holding down the home button while you speak and releasing it when you're done as an alternative to letting Siri automatically notice when you stop talking

New, more natural sounding male and female voices for Mandarin Chinese, UK English, Australian English, and Japanese

iTunes Radio

Search field above Featured Stations to easily create stations based on your favorite artist or song

Buy albums with the tap of a button from Now Playing Subscribe to iTunes Match on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to enjoy iTunes Radio ad-free

Calendar

Option to display events in month view

Country specific holidays automatically added for many countries

Accessibility

Bold font option now includes the keyboard, calculator, and many icon glyphs